Photo Credit: Stephen Lam (SF Chronicle)

Small businesses in San Francisco continue to suffer.

Noodles. Burritos. Ice Cream. Government micromanagement and excessive permitting is costing our businesses up to $200K to open even a single store in San Francisco. This impacts the immigrants and entrepreneurs trying to make a living, to the residents and people of color looking to thrive in a cosmopolitan city.

But this can be solved. The Small Business Recovery Act was partially passed this summer. We need to now pass it in full. That would address improved business conditions for our small business entrepreneurs.

However our Board of Supervisors has stalled on proceeding the bill out of committee. We need a vote on the bill now.

We are specifically requesting:

- Submit the Small Business Recovery Act in full to a vote before the end of 2021

- Remove 311 reviews that block permits from SOMA and the Mission, so all businesses can have access to 30-day concurrent application reviews guaranteed by Prop H

- Make the first year of operation for a small business to be free of fees, exempt from lengthy neighborhood notification processes

- Ensure an expedited CU process

We believe these changes will help to address the challenges facing so many small businesses to get started in San Francisco.